There are a total of 40 Prayer Beads to find in the game with most of them coming from defeating the many Mini-bosses throughout Ashina.
| Number | Location (Idol) | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashina Outskirts Wall - Gate Path | Defeat Naomori Kawarada |
| 2 | Ashina Outskirts Wall - Stairway | Defeat Chained Ogre |
| 3 | Ashina Outskirts Wall - Stairway | Defeat Tenzen Yamauchi |
| 4 | Ashina Outskirts - Castle Gate | Climb to the top of the building where the Tengu of Ashina is, in a chest |
| 5 | Ashina Outskirts - Castle Gate | Defeat Blazing Bull |
| 6 | Hirata Estate - Main Hall | Defeat Enshin of Misen |
| 7 | Hirata Estate - Main Hall | Defeat Juzou the Drunkard |
| 8 | Hirata Estate - Main Hall | Use the hidden wall to the left (hug the wall where the scroll is) to access a hidden room with the chest |
| 9 | Ashina Castle - Abandoned Dungeon Entrance | Purchase from Dungeon Memorial Mob |
| 10 | Ashina Reservoir - Ashina Reservoir | Defeat Shikibu Toshikatsu Yamauchi |
| 11 | Ashina Reservoir - Ashina Reservoir | Defeat Lone Shadow Longswordsman |
| 12 | Ashina Castle - Ashina Castle | Defeat Kuranosuke Matsumoto |
| 13 | Ashina Castle - Upper Tower - Antechamber | Head to the large room on the right and use hug the scroll on the wall to access a hidden room with the chest |
| 14 | Ashina Castle - Ashina Dojo | Defeat Jinsuke Saze |
| 15 | Senpou Temple - Shugendo | Defeat Armored Warrior |
| 16 | Senpou Temple - Temple Grounds | Swim to the bottom of the pond and search the cave (Requires Mibu Breathing Technique) |
| 17 | Senpou Temple - Temple Grounds | Defeat Long-arm Centipede Sen’un |
| 18 | Sunken Valley - Under Valley Shrine | Run up the path behind the Idol and follow the cliff around to an area with pyramids, sitting in the middle |
| 19 | Sunken Valley - Sunken Valley | Defeat Snake Eyes Shirafuji |
| 20 | Sunken Valley - Gun Fort | Defeat Long-arm Centipede Giraffe |
| 21 | Sunken Valley - Gun Fort | Head under the floor in Giraffe room and follow the passage to the right |
| 22 | Ashina Depths - Poison Pool | Defeat Snake Eyes Shirahagi |
| 23 | Ashina Depths - Poison Pool | On the way to the Guardian Ape battle (near the dying man), grapple up and head left to reach the head of the largest statue |
| 24 | Ashina Depths - Poison Pool | Defeat Headless Ape |
| 25 | Ashina Depths - Poison Pool | Defeat Guardian Ape |
| 26 | Ashina Depths - Hidden Forest | Defeat Tokujiro the Glutton |
| 27 | Ashina Depths - Mibu Village | Dive to the bottom of the large lake and search in the chest (Requires Mibu Breathing Technique) |
| 28 | Ashina Depths - Water Mill | Defeat O’Rin of the Water |
| 29 | Ashina Depths - Water Mill | Head to the last building and grapple up to the attic from behind to find it on a shrine. |
| 30 | Ashina Castle Second Visit - Upper Tower - Antechamber | Defeat Chained Ogre (drop down the center of the room) |
| 31 | Ashina Castle Second Visit - Ashina Dojo | Defeat Lone Shadow Vilehand |
| 32 | Ashina Castle Second Visit - Great Serpent Shrine | Defeat Lone Shadow Masanaga |
| 33 | Fountainhead Palace - Flower Viewing Stage | Defeat Sakura Bull |
| 34 | Fountainhead Palace - Great Sakura | Defeat Okami Leader Shizu |
| 35 | Fountainhead Palace - Feeding Grounds | Swim to the bottom of the lake and search the chest after defeating the Headless |
| 36 | Ashina Castle Final Visit - Ashina Reservoir | Defeat Shume Masaji Oniwa |
| 37 | Ashina Castle Final Visit - Ashina Dojo | Defeat Ujinari Mizuo |
| 38 | Ashina Castle Final Visit - Ashina Outskirts - Underbridge Valley | Defeat Red Guard Shigekichi |
| 39 | Hirata Estate (Father’s Bell Charm) - Main Hall | Defeat Lone Shadow Masanaga |
| 40 | Hirata Estate (Father’s Bell Charm) - Main Hall | Defeat Juzou the Drunkard |
No Comments